Burkina Faso Nutrition Programme

Burkina Faso Nutrition Programme

July 2024 – July 2025

Project Overview

Establishment of self-funded and permanent nutrition centres targeting children at risk of severe malnutrition in villages experiencing food insecurity intensified by armed conflict.

461

Children Moved to Low Risk

238

Pregnant Women Trained

$9,300

Program Cost

LocationYatenga Province, Burkina Faso (Villages of Bouli and Koungo)
TimeframeJuly 2024 – August 2025
PartnersAssociation Aidons Afrique Ensemble
DeliveryCommunity-led implementation utilizing moringa cultivated in own nursery
  • ✓Targeted children at risk of severe malnutrition in villages experiencing food insecurity intensified by armed conflict
  • ✓100% of supplemental grains and moringa sourced within local area and administered by women in the community

Community-Owned Intervention

Local women put in position of empowerment through training and administration of a program that continues after the completion of Peace Forward funding.

The nutrition centre self-sustains itself through its own moringa cultivation, ensuring long-term impact beyond the initial funding period.

Community-owned intervention

See Our Work in Action

Special Thanks

Together we've moved peace forward by putting the power to fight malnutrition in the hands of community members. This strengthens social bonds and ensures that children grow up as healthy adults and future leaders.

  • ●Our donors across Canada
  • ●Association Aidons Afrique Ensemble
  • ●The devoted and diligent women and men of Boungi and Koungo, Burkina Faso